What does אַבְרָהָם (ʾabĕrāhām) mean in the Bible?
אַבְרָהָם (ʾabĕrāhām) is a Hebrew word meaning "Abraham , the later name of Abram".
Hebrew · H85
אַבְרָהָם
Abraham , the later name of Abram
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אַבְרָהָם H85
Pronunciation ʾabĕrāhām
What does אַבְרָהָם (ʾabĕrāhām) mean in the Bible?
אַבְרָהָם (ʾabĕrāhām) is a Hebrew word meaning "Abraham , the later name of Abram".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H85?
The BSB source-word alignment has 175 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Abraham (89), to Abraham (18), of Abraham (15), And Abraham (11), of Abraham’s (6).
Where does אַבְרָהָם (ʾabĕrāhām) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 17:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (133), Exodus (9), Deuteronomy (7), 1 Chronicles (6).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Abraham 89× Genesis 17:5, Genesis 17:9, Genesis 17:15, Genesis 17:17
to Abraham 18× Genesis 20:14, Genesis 21:2, Genesis 21:9, Genesis 21:10
of Abraham 15× Genesis 28:4, Genesis 31:42, Genesis 31:53, Exodus 3:6
And Abraham 11× Genesis 17:18, Genesis 18:11, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:33
of Abraham’s 6× Genesis 17:23, Genesis 20:18, Genesis 24:15, Genesis 25:12
Then Abraham 6× Genesis 18:27, Genesis 20:17, Genesis 22:10, Genesis 22:13
So Abraham 5× Genesis 17:24, Genesis 18:6, Genesis 21:27, Genesis 22:3
Abraham’s 3× Genesis 24:52, Genesis 25:11, 1 Chronicles 1:32
. . . 2× Genesis 25:6, Genesis 25:8
[him] 2× Genesis 17:22, Genesis 21:29
Now Abraham 2× Genesis 20:1, Genesis 25:1
to Abraham’s 2× Genesis 22:23, Genesis 23:18
Again Abraham 1× Genesis 23:12
am Abraham’s 1× Genesis 24:34
and 1× Genesis 23:16
and Abraham’s 1× Genesis 24:59
but Abraham 1× Genesis 18:22
But when Abraham 1× Genesis 21:25
By now Abraham 1× Genesis 24:1
from Abraham 1× Genesis 18:17
him 1× Genesis 24:1
in Abraham’s 1× Genesis 26:1
Meanwhile, Abraham 1× Genesis 18:7
So [he] 1× Genesis 22:13
to give Abraham 1× Numbers 32:11
with Abraham 1× Leviticus 26:42
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 17:5 אַבְרָהָ֔ם to Abraham Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 17:9 אַבְרָהָ֔ם to Abraham Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 17:15 אַבְרָהָ֔ם to Abraham Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 17:17 אַבְרָהָ֛ם to Abraham Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 17:18 אַבְרָהָ֖ם to And Abraham Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 17:22 אַבְרָהָֽם׃ to [him] Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 17:23 אַבְרָהָ֜ם to Abraham Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 17:23 אַבְרָהָ֑ם to of Abraham’s Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 17:24 וְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔ם to So Abraham Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 17:26 אַבְרָהָ֑ם to Abraham Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 17:5
Aligned rows 175
Books represented 16
Genesis 133 Exodus 9 Leviticus 1 Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 7 Joshua 2 1 Kings 1 2 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 6 2 Chronicles 2 Nehemiah 1 Psalms 4 Isaiah 4 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 1 Micah 1
Source forms
אַבְרָהָ֖ם 28x ’aḇ·rā·hām Genesis 17:18, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 19:27
אַבְרָהָ֔ם 20x ’aḇ·rā·hām Genesis 17:5, Genesis 17:9, Genesis 17:15, Genesis 18:19
אַבְרָהָ֑ם 20x ’aḇ·rā·hām Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:26, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 18:13
אַבְרָהָ֛ם 14x ’aḇ·rā·hām Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:6, Genesis 20:2, Genesis 21:34
אַבְרָהָם֙ 14x ’aḇ·rā·hām Genesis 20:1, Genesis 21:4, Genesis 21:8, Genesis 21:27
אַבְרָהָ֜ם 12x ’aḇ·rā·hām Genesis 17:23, Genesis 21:3, Genesis 22:3, Genesis 22:5
לְאַבְרָהָ֥ם 9x lə·’aḇ·rā·hām Genesis 23:18, Genesis 26:3, Genesis 35:12, Genesis 50:24
אַבְרָהָ֣ם 8x ’aḇ·rā·hām Genesis 26:15, Genesis 26:18, Genesis 26:24, Genesis 28:13
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular 139x Genesis 17:5, Genesis 17:9, Genesis 17:15, Genesis 17:17
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 27x Genesis 20:9, Genesis 20:14, Genesis 21:2, Genesis 21:7
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 8x Genesis 17:24, Genesis 18:11, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:18
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x Genesis 18:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Abraham , the later name of Abram
Source Gloss
Abraham , the later name of Abram
Extended definition
Abraham.
Word Origins
אַבְרָהָם is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain